Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2012

Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2012

This is an advance notification of security bulletins thatMicrosoft is intending to release on March 13, 2012.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin AdvanceNotification for March 2012 can be found athttp://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms12-mar.

This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the March bulletin summary on March 13, 2012. For moreinformation about the bulletin advance notification service, seehttp://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/advance.

Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions onthese bulletins on March 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the Security Bulletin Webcast at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin.

Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritizemonthly security updates with any non-security, high-priorityupdates that are being released on the same day as the monthlysecurity updates. Please see the section, Other Information.

This advance notification provides a number as thebulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft SecurityBulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summarythat replaces this advance notification will have the properMicrosoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as thebulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are asfollows, in order of severity:

Recognize and avoid fraudulent email to Microsoft customers:=============================================================If you receive an email message that claims to be distributinga Microsoft security update, it is a hoax that may containmalware or pointers to malicious websites. Microsoft doesnot distribute security updates via email.

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